Preface to a Diary of a Divorcing Family Child
A thirteen year old narrator nicknamed Mary Marie explains living half the year with each parent as her father and mother prepare for divorce. She plans a diary that will become a novel, foreshadowing a love story in her future, while detailing family tensions and its effect on her. The tale blends self aware humor with longing, and introduces her birth, name conflicts, and the idea of two households alternating every six months.
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Mary Marie
Mary
Marie
Anderson
Sarah
Mother
Father
Boston
Carrie Reynoul
Theo
Bull
Barah
Stakan
Jason
Téjine
Mather
Nurse
Violas
Abigail Jane
Viola
Two Women Escape Operations With Help From Pills
A fragment from a testimonial page quotes Mrs. Wu praising Lydia E Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound. The note describes personal illness, an operation, and recovery after taking the medicine, urging others to write for the company’s free booklet on female ailments. The ad-style text mentions a book titled Ailments Peculiar to Women and provides the company address in Lynn Massachusetts.
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Missouri
Lydia E Pinkham
Lydia E. Pinkham
Next Day All Right Spat Over Proposal Record
A Boston Transcript excerpt captures a late night couple’s exchange about a marriage proposal. He recalls proposing at 11:50 p m and she accepted at 12:01 a m the following morning, reflecting a tense but consenting moment.
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Boston Transcript
Clear Windshield Ad Promises Rain Storm Protection
A Baltimore company offers a $5,000 reward for saving a life and promotes a windshield cleaner claiming a long lasting, guaranteed clear windshield for three years. It markets one application lasting through heavy rain, with a money back guarantee and refund option.
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Baltimore Corpora
Baltimore
Gossip at the reception taints Maud’s evening in Boston Transcript
Maud recalls a troubling reception where she heard gossip about a fellow guest. The girl involved kept close by, preventing Maud from sharing the tale. The exchange ends with a quip about escaping a hole with a corkscrew.
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Maud
Boston Transcript
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